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The makeover of Pankaj Tripathi

Hindustan Times | By
Mar 21, 2020 09:29 PM IST

The actor who hails from an unknown village in Bihar, has finally accepted the importance of looking good, and has given in to a styling team that makes him exclaim, ‘Getting ready now takes a village!’

The last time I met Pankaj Tripathi, 43, I’d contacted him via his social media page, the interview was scheduled over a few phone calls, and I had to wait for a month because he was busy. When he arrived for the interview, he walked in alone, and for the shoot he just ran his fingers through his hair and we were ready. This was before Mirzapur and Stree.

Pankaj Tripathi, a boy from an unknown village of Bihar is today the toast of Bollywood and a National Award winning actor; Knit, Zara; jeans, Armani Exchange; jacket, Canali; shoes, H&M ; Styling: Vineet Chauhan; Make-up & hair: Eikash Darnal(Shivangi Kulkarni)
Pankaj Tripathi, a boy from an unknown village of Bihar is today the toast of Bollywood and a National Award winning actor; Knit, Zara; jeans, Armani Exchange; jacket, Canali; shoes, H&M ; Styling: Vineet Chauhan; Make-up & hair: Eikash Darnal(Shivangi Kulkarni)
“I am putting a bit of effort now in my get-up and styling. Two years ago, I had no idea that appearance and marketing are also part of this profession!”
“There are still no proper roads there and it’s difficult to even think that a boy from that village would dream of becoming an actor, let alone become one! ...My dream was to buy a tractor some day”
According to Pankaj Tripathi, although Bollywood is changing, the stereotyping still exists; Turtleneck, Armani Exchange (Shivangi Kulkarni)
According to Pankaj Tripathi, although Bollywood is changing, the stereotyping still exists; Turtleneck, Armani Exchange (Shivangi Kulkarni)
“Movies never charmed me, though I was a fan of Sanjay Dutt, Jackie Shroff and Madhuri Dixit!”
“If Dhirubhai Ambani had auditioned in Bollywood, I am sure he would have been rejected. The casting director would have said: You are not ‘rich-looking’ enough!”
“ It is true that your cultural landscape, social conditioning and upbringing have an impact on your body language. But an actor’s biggest tool is his imagination”
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